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The effects of a global health pandemic (COVID19) has greatly impacted the challenges of food insecurity for community members in Santa Clara County.
Today we will be discussing food insecurity before and during COVID-19. Also, we will have information on available resources to help people during these difficult times. Plus more information on how you can help fight hunger here at home.
Recorded June 22, 2020.
The City of Cupertino would like to express its thanks to the County of Santa Clara for the use of their video materials during the COVID-19 pandemic.
For more information regarding the impact of the COVID-19 outbreak in Cupertino, please visit https://www.cupertino.org/coronavirus
C
Good
morning
and
thank
you
for
joining
us,
my
name
is
Antonia
camo
public
information
officer
with
the
County
of
Santa
Clara's
Emergency
Operations
Center.
Today
we
will
be
discussing
food
insecurity
and
how
covin
18
is
impacting
our
community
members.
We
will
also
have
information
on
available
resources
to
help
people
during
these
difficult
times,
but
first,
let's
bring
you
up
to
date
with
information
from
our
Cova
19
data
dashboard.
As
of
yesterday,
the
total
number
of
confirmed
cases
was
three
thousand
five
hundred
and
forty-seven,
with
the
total
number
of
deaths
at
152
with
zero
new
deaths.
C
Our
thoughts
are
with
the
families
who
have
lost
loved
ones.
We
also
would
like
to
let
you
know
that
our
face
coverings
have
been
removed
so
that
everyone,
including
our
ASL
interpreters,
can
clearly
understand
what
we
are
sharing
with
you
all
this
morning.
Now
imagine
a
family
having
to
go
to
sleep
at
night
hungry.
It
happens
right
here
in
Santa,
Clara
County
and
the
current
global
pandemic
has
created
even
greater
food
and
security
challenges
according
to
force
as
estimated
nearly
22
238
percent
of
US
households
are
currently
food
and
secure.
That
number
nearly
doubles.
C
So
with
me,
today,
I
have
Joe
CV
healthcare
program
manager
with
a
Cal
fresh,
healthy
living
program.
She
joins
me
this
morning
to
discuss
food
insecurity
and
how
individuals
and
families
can
get
the
help
they
need
right
here
in
Santa,
Clara
County.
Thank
you
so
much
for
being
here.
Joe.
Thank
you
for
having
me
so
I
know.
A
lot
of
folks,
you
know,
are
facing
lots
of
difficult
times
because
of
the
Cova
19
pandemic.
D
Even
before
the
pandemic,
there
were
about
7
to
8%
of
our
families
that
were
food
insecure
in
Santa,
Clara,
County,
and
so
what
do
I
mean
by
food
insecurity?
That
means
that
folks,
actually
don't
have
enough
food
to
last
them
throughout
the
whole
month
and
they
can't
afford
to
buy
fresh,
healthy
food
with
the
pandemic.
Those
numbers
have
actually
increased.
The
projections
are
that
around
12%
of
families
are
now
food.
Insecure
people
are
really
really
suffering.
Second
Harvest
Silicon
Valley
has
actually
shared
some
data
with
us.
D
C
It's
great
to
hear
that
we
do
have
resources
to
help
folks
in
need.
So
we
know
here
in
the
county,
we've
always
been
challenged
with
food
insecurity,
but
now,
of
course,
we
have
a
global
health
crisis.
How
is
the
co
by
nineteen
pandemic
really
made
it
more?
The
challenge
for
the
folks
in
our
community.
D
Yeah
so
Kovan
19
has
really
had
you
know
a
me
on
everybody,
but
especially
there's
a
whole
bunch
of
people
that
are
now
newly
unemployed,
so
lots
of
folks
had
jobs,
full-time
jobs
or
even
part-time
jobs.
Now
their
hours
have
been
reduced
or
their
jobs
have
been
absolutely
eliminated
and
for
a
lot
of
us
we're
living
paycheck
to
paycheck
already,
and
so
that's
been
devastating,
because
now,
how
are
we
supposed
to
afford
food?
Also?
D
We
all
know
that
the
schools
closed
really
early,
and
you
may
know
that
a
lot
of
kids
they
actually
get
their
meals
at
schools
right
so
for
through
the
free
and
reduced
lunch
program,
and
so
once
that
happened
where
we're
kids
supposed
to
get
their
meals
so
schools,
thankfully
they
all
stepped
up,
which
is
wonderful,
but
it's
still
really
hard
for
families,
because
not
every
single
school
was
able
to
still
deliver
these
school
meals.
Even
though
it
was
a
drive-up
situation.
D
There
were
places
in
the
county
that
were
closed,
so
families
still
had
to
figure
out
how
to
get
there
and
that's
been
really
challenging
and
then
finally,
we
have
our
senior
population.
Folks,
like
my
dad,
would
go
to
a
senior
nutrition
program,
that's
a
hot
lunch
meal
by
the
city
of
San
Jose,
in
collaboration
with
the
County
of
Santa
Clara,
and
they
would
go
and
socialize
with
their
friends
and
eat.
D
Well,
so
all
of
those
programs
shut
down
as
well,
so
now
they
can
go
and
pick
up
like
a
bagged
lunch
but,
as
we
all
know,
seniors
are
really
most
vulnerable
in
our
community
for
Kovan
19:00.
So
a
lot
of
seniors
are
scared.
They
don't
want
to
do
that.
So
you
know
they're
missing
meals,
which
is
just
horrible.
Thank.
C
You
for
sharing
that
it's
really
important
for
us
to
understand
how
folks
have
never
been
food
insecure
before
are
now
facing
it
as
a
result
of
covin
18.
Can
you
tell
us
a
little
bit
more
about
those
the
families
who
are
you
know
now
newly
insecure
and
really
kind
of
explain?
Why
there's
a
misconception
that
food
insecurity
is
really
just
a
problem
for
those
facing
homelessness
right.
D
So
obviously,
we
need
to
keep
in
mind
our
homeless
they're,
one
of
the
most
vulnerable
populations,
they're,
really
suffering.
We
need
to
get
them
housed.
We
need
to
get
them
fed,
but
there
are
additional
people
that
are
now
suffering
from
food
insecurity.
For
example,
a
single
dad
that
has
three
kids,
who
was
working
for
a
high-tech
company
has
now
been
laid
off.
He
was
the
sole
breadwinner.
How
is
he
going
to
feed
his
family?
So
that's
part
of
the
new
food,
insecure
population.
We
also
have
like
couples
that
were
starting
a
new
business.
D
I
know
of
a
couple
we're
starting
a
brand
new
business.
It's
taken
a
while
for
that
business
to
get
up
and
running
and
then
all
of
a
sudden,
kovin
19
hits
it
shuts
down
their
business.
They
don't
really
have
a
big
customer
base
and
so
they're
really
suffering,
and
now
they
don't
have
enough
money
to
spend
on
food
and
then
finally,
is
the
idea
of
lots
of
individuals
or
making
their
own
way
right.
D
So
you
have
my
hairdresser
folks
that
are
also
like
my
neighbor
who's,
an
uber
driver
people
that
are
graphic
designers,
so
these
are
sort
of
more
independent
contractor
type
people
they've
lost
all
their
clients,
so
they
don't
have
as
enough
money
spend
on
food.
So
we're
really
seeing
the
shifting
face
of
folks
that
are
being
food
insecure.
Thank.
C
D
So
the
program
that
I
manage
for
the
Public
Health
Department
here
at
the
County
of
Santa
Clara,
is
called
the
Cal
fresh,
healthy,
Living
Program.
The
purpose
of
that
program
is
to
provide
nutrition
education,
also
to
increase
consumption
of
healthy
food
and
promote
programs
that
provide
access
to
healthy
food.
The
focus
of
that
is
for
folks
that
are
on
the
Cal
fresh
food
program
and
the
Cal
fresh
food
program
is
for
low-income
people
to
help
them
stretch
their
food
dollars.
It's
a
cash
benefit
program
on
a
card
that
looks
like
an
EBT.
D
It's
called
an
EBT
card,
looks
like
an
ATM
card,
and
so
my
program
also
works
with
many
community
partners
to
promote
healthy
food
access.
The
first
one
I
want
to
share
with
you
is
called
market
match
that
exists
at
farmer's
markets.
So
there
are
many
farmers
markets
in
our
community,
we're
so
lucky
to
have
them.
They
provide
fresh,
healthy
food,
and
you
can
take
your
Cal
fresh
EBT
card,
go
to
a
market,
go
to
the
information
booth
and
swipe
your
card.
Just
like
a
credit
card
and
say
I
want
to
spend
$10
off
my
card.
D
They'll.
Give
you
$10
to
spend
at
the
market
and
then
they'll
give
you
an
additional
$10
to
match
so
out
of
my
own
pocket,
I'm
only
spending
$10
and
I
get
$20
worth
of
free
produce.
It's
a
fantastic
program,
one
of
the
major
partners
on
that
is
Pacific
Coast,
Farmers,
Market
Association,
along
with
fresh
approach
and
the
social
services
agency,
and
there's
a
list
actually
available
on
the
Public
Health
website
that
you
can
look
at
all
the
different
farmers
markets
where
you
can
access
that
program.
The
market
match
program.
D
The
second
program
I
want
to
tell
you
about,
is
called
double
up:
food
bucks.
It's
similar!
It's
also
a
matching
program.
It
exists
at
six
different
retailers
throughout
Santa,
Clara
County
in
Gilroy,
as
well
as
San
Jose
and
again
you
go
to
the
market.
Just
say:
I
want
to
buy
my
peaches
for
the
summer
and
if
they're
California
grown
I,
take
them
to
the
register.
D
I
spend
my
ten
dollars
on
peaches
and
then
I
get
my
register
receipt
and
at
the
bottom
it
says:
hey
you've
got
a
coupon
for
an
additional
$10
that
you
can
bring
back
next
time.
So
again,
that's
ten
dollars
out
of
my
own
pocket
right,
ten
more
dollars,
I
get
to
spend,
that's
called
double
up
food
bucks.
That
program
is
run
by
spur
again
with
lots
of
great
partners.
First,
five
social
services
agency-
and
we
here
at
the
Public
Health
Department,
helped
to
promote
that
program.
Great.
C
Those
sounds
like
really
great
programs
to
promote
healthy
and
nutritious
food,
so
just
tell
me
more
about
what
can
people
do?
What
are
about?
What
are
the
resources
that
are
available
to
them?
The
programs
and
the
other
partners
in
our
community
who
are
helping
to
fight
against
hunger
and
what
are
some
of
the
changes
to
the
program
as
a
you
know,
as
a
result
of
Kovan
18,
and
how
do
individuals
qualify
for
these
different
programs
and
resources
yeah?
Those
are
all
great
questions,
so.
D
There
are
many
wonderful
programs.
I
really
hope
that
folks
are
able
to
take
advantage
of
one
I
already
mentioned.
Is
the
Cal
fresh
food
program,
that's
administered
by
the
County
of
Santa
Clara,
Social,
Services,
Agency,
Department
of
Employment
and
benefits
services?
It's
a
cash
program.
Again
you
get
it
on
your
your
card
and
then
you
can
use
that
card
at.
D
Actually,
you
can
actually
use
it
at
some
restaurants,
in
addition
to
act,
some
grocery
stores
and
the
way
that
people
apply
for
that
is
they
go
to
the
Social
Services
Agency
website
and
the
thing
that's
really
wonderful
about
this.
If
it
you
don't
want
to
go
through
filling
out
a
whole
application,
there's
actually
like
a
pre
screener
on
there.
You
can
put
in
your
information
figure
out
for
yourself
if
you
qualify,
so
that's
the
Cal
fresh
food
program.
You
can
also
access
Second,
Harvest
to
Silicon
Valley,
wonderful
organization.
D
They
actually
have
access
to
free
food,
lots
of
distributions
across
the
whole
county
and
they
actually
have
a
hotline
number
that
you
can
call
it's
their
food
connection
hotline.
They
will
actually
help
you
screen
as
well
to
see
if
your
Cal
fresh
food
eligible,
they
will
connect
you
with
whatever
the
food
resources
are
that
are
out
there,
and
then
they
also
have
a
list
of
what's
called
the
summer
meals
program.
So,
as
you
may
recall,
like
I
mentioned
folks
were
getting,
you
know
food
when
they
were
at
school
through
the
free
and
reduced
lunch
program.
D
Well
now
the
same
idea
exists
during
this
summer,
so
kids
can
qualify
for
that
and
there's
actually
a
text
number
that
you
can
text
and
that
is
eight
seven,
six,
eight
seven
six
and
you
text
the
word
food.
You
know
in
the
little
chat
box
there
and
they
send
right
back
to
you,
the
listing
of
all
the
summer
meal
locations.
Super
convenient
love
that
we're
using
technology
for
all
of
that
right,
yay
for
Second
Harvest
I
also
want
to
tell
you
about
a
really
brand
new
program
that
now
exists
due
to
Cove
in
nineteen.
D
It's
actually
called
pandemic.
Ebt
you
receive
again
another
EBT
card,
that's
loaded
or
a
three
hundred
and
fifty
six
dollars
per
child.
This
is
for
children
that
were
already
on
the
free
and
reduced
meals
program.
So
if
you
they
were
going
to
school
and
getting
free
meals
or
reduced
meals,
they
now
can
get
this
pandemic
EBT
card
for
families
that
were
also
on
additional
programs
like
medical.
That
should
be
automatically
shipped
to
you.
D
So
it
should
automatically
show
up
in
your
mailbox
if
you're
a
family
that
whose
child
was
on
the
you
know
the
school
lunch
program.
But
you
also
did
not
necessarily
have
another
government
program.
You
actually
do
need
to
apply.
That
deadline
is
coming
up.
It's
July
15th,
but
you
can
just
go
to
the
website,
putting
your
information
and
that
should
be
sent
to
you.
D
So
that's
a
brand-new
benefit
super
important
great
aid
for
families
that
really
need
it
and
then
finally,
I
want
to
mention
the
WIC
program,
the
women
infants
children's
program,
there's
many
WIC
programs
across
the
county.
The
Public
Health
Department
actually
runs
one
and
it's
a
program
for
pregnant
women
as
well
as
for
children
up
to
the
age
of
five
again,
it's
a
cash
aid
program
provides
money
to
be
spent
at
grocery
stores
on
important,
healthy
nutrition.
D
C
D
I
would
say
that
there
are
opportunities
to
get
help
and
there
are
opportunities
to
give
help.
So,
if
you're
still
really
in
need
of
help,
one
other
resource
I
want
to
share
is
called
Silicon
Valley
store.
So
if
you,
google,
that
go
to
that
website
again
another
list
of
all
these
wonderful
places
in
the
community
where
you
can
access
free
foods,
so
Silicon
Valley
strong,
also,
if
you're
in
the
position
to
give
help,
because
there
are
some
people
there
still
are
in
that
position
that
really
want
to
help
others
not
become
food
insecure.
D
You
can
register
at
Silicon
Valley
strong,
putting
your
information
and
they'll
tell
you
where
you
can
volunteer.
So
that's
a
great
resource.
There
are
some
folks
that
actually
may
have
some
extra
dollars
in
their
Park
pockets
and
really
want
to
contribute
to
the
community
and
help
those
in
need,
and
so
I
just
wanted
to
mention
a
wonderful
way
to
do
that.
There's
a
fund,
it's
called
The
Cove
in
19,
Assistance
Fund,
and
you
can
donate
directly
to
that
fund
and
know
that
your
money
is
going
specifically
towards
families.
D
D
I
do
I
think
what
I
would
like
to
share
is
that
that
we
all
go
through
ups
and
downs
in
our
life
right.
This
is
a
really
hard
time.
People
need
to
know
that
this
is
a
really
hard
time
and
we've
all
been
impacted
by
circumstances
beyond
our
control.
So
if
you
need
help,
then
ask
for
it
and
I
know
how
hard
that
is.
D
So
this
is
just
something
sometimes
that
we
need
to
do,
and
it's
okay
and
I
want
everybody
to
know
that
this
may
not
have
been
your
circumstances
in
the
past,
but
perhaps
it
is
now
and
just
realize
that
we
will
all
get
through
it.
We
just
need
to
remember
to
help
each
other
out
and
we'll
get
through
it
together.
Thank.
C
You
so
much
Joe.
Thank
you
all
for
your
time
today
and
thanks
for
all
that
you're
doing
in
our
community
to
help
keep
us
safe.
You
can
find
all
of
the
links
to
the
resources
and
the
sites
that
we
discuss
today
in
the
posting
for
this.
Facebook
live
for
the
latest
information
on
kovat
19.
Please
visit
the
county's
Cova
19
web
site
at
WWF,
CC
gov
org
forward,
slash
coronavirus,
thank
you
for
watching
today
and
please
continue
to
shelter
in
place
while
practicing
social,
distancing.